Your mother live in Ringland or en route then does she?

Interesting and good idea, good luck with it... being the de-facto Welsh national representatives in the SL is very much the way to go, just as Auckland Warriors do in the NRL (and Team Glamorgan did in their mid-nineties Cricketing heydey)...

...it does beg a few questions, though.... like, 'why Bridgend?' in the first place...

What a shame there's not a meaningful population centre half way between Bridgend and Newport... ideally you'd want a capital city for the Country's elite team, somewhere with an airport, and hotels, and a track record of hosting top line sports, and maybe some venues capable of holding 10-15,000. If only such a place existed, it would be the natural home for Crusaders....

Oh, hang on....

quiet you!

Parc y Scarlets next then.

Why was this not decided at the begining of the season i know a lot of leeds fans that WERE coming down for the weekend but are now cancelling Stay in bridgend walk to the ground the back again into town not catch trains that will be full as theres a U2 sell out concert in the millenium on the same day and they had trouble booking hotels as it was
GOOD PLANNING AGAIN WELL DONE AND YOU WONDER WHY PEOPLE DONT COME AND SUPPORT YOU
and before anyone ask's i had over a 100 leeds friend allready booked into hotels before the season starts
nevermind they can save there money and go watch the challenge cup in wembley instead

very usefull constructive post now get back in your box.

Is it true they're only coming down for this one because Bramley aren't playing a Crusaders team of any description this year.

Ah well, their loss if they won't hop on a train for a couple of quid and a few hours and miss out on a weekend. What's more you were only coming for the one game as your mates were down. I'd prefer die hards than once a season wonders who only comes because his mates are down. And it would only be once this year because Bramley aren't playing as these fellas didn't hang around last year for Crusaders 1st's game and I very much doubt if you did if you were with them.

Excellent thread

I love total cock ups

We are good at them at leigh , nice to know we are not the only ones

So i didnt know they been playing a celtic team for last 7 yrs (thats how long they been coming) and no we didnt stay about for the celtic first team as there was a free bar on at the riverside (my treat) whats the point in watching league for 3 yrs YES 3 YRS LS has siad himself cant see the new ground being built by the time the 3 yrs is up so will have to apply again and WHO's to say you will get it
and just to let you know ive watched 5 games there this year as i have other comitments
and on another note the been coming down for year even if Bramley, Leeds int playing

And on another note theres still 78 coming and as we only one game wonder it must be a fact that you dont need 78 paying fans then
lintren tree be happy with them GOOD Luck for the next 2 yrs

So our ground will not be built by the end of the three years so we won't get a licence.

You can add to that list the Saints, Cas, Wakefield, Salford. They all have new grounds in the pipeline that will not be finished.

Not going to be much of a Super League is it going on your judgement?

YES not be finished read the supporters meeting with LS it wont even be started big Differents Between FINISHED AND STARTED
How do YOU KNOW HOW MANY GAMES THEY HAVE WATCHED AT THE BREWERY FIELD
IT was a toss up of have a weekend in bridgend or wembley you now know the answer to that
any way last post

why would we want to read it we were there

Well i'll be there for the game a RP and also every other game that we play, I will also attend Wembley and the Grand Final. I am a FAN!!!

Welshnutter, didn't you post before that you don't support or watch Cusaders as you were a Warriors fan previously and don't like LS???

Just by where the 8a turns off Chepstow Road.

Right, not far then.

I live a mile or so from there.

Just off Cromwell Road if you know it.

You didn't say finished in the original post did you.

I doubt we'll be the only ones with no ground started when the next 3 year Super League licences are up for grabs so there goes the argument once more.

Haven't you got better things to do....like go on the Leeds site and ask them to stop in a pub in Bridgend when the game is on.

Oh and by the way, where is the Linttern Tree?

Well, for one, Saints' playing record and youth development will keep then safe come what may. But even so...

...roll on Halifax, Widnes, Leigh, Tolouse Olympique and Whitehaven. Three heartland clubs with decent grounds, a second international club and a Cumbrian franchise (or pick your own alternatives, if yo don't like mine). I think SL would survive. I'm pretty sure, too, so would Cas, Saints, Wakefield and Salford.

What about Crusaders?




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I know I will be accused of being faceios, but it's a genuine question which articulates my concerns if the RFL have got it wrong this time around. And, for the record, I do hope you get your ground and your fanbase up in time to keep your franchise. But what if you don't?

We'll be alright. Don't you worry about us and get your own house in order ready for it.

I am confident we can get another one and there is a lot to be done and rugby to be played in between.

We got virtually 3,000 home fans for our last home game against a team many hadn't heard of and with us being bottom of the league. I think we can push on from here.

Hope you're right Crucru.... I know we've not always seen eye-to-eye, but I do actually think we want broadly the same things..

...the question still remains, though, do you think CC could survive if they had to take a spell back in the national leagues? 3000 fans + a Championship Colts team suggests you could...

Yes but would the fans take the drop back down, I doubt it.

If we did drop down and wanted to be realistic about survival we would have to bring the local lads from the reserve set up and see how they do. That would be the only way of surviving, in my opinion.

I am confident we can make a go of it and we have a few aces in the pack as a few grounds of union clubs have contacted Crusaders to play games their. That is the advantage over other clubs as our eggs are not all in one basket. We have a new stadium in the pipeline but as you have been pointing out there is a ground at Cardiff Arms Park, Newport, Swansea Llanelli etc etc that are just the right size and would suit us perfectly. If, for example your Castleford or Wakefield go back to the rfl when the franchises are up again I don't think they have much going for them outside of the new grounds. If they don't happen they have no other option or very limited at least. With Crusaders we have a safety net of grounds that would cry out for our team to play there if the Crusaders approached them.

celtic 6 - 50 Wakey
bad to worse
bad plaing squad, bad coach and blinkered fans. it can't get any worse at the moment

Personally, I have had it with this team, I am going back to RU next season

To be honest good riddance to bad rubbish.

Teams need fans when they're at their lowest ebb.

Now enjoy your kick and clap.

so what was the crowd yeasterday?